Images of Faith
In My Early Twenties, I Focus In on Art
for the Church
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The Light of the World
Cover illustration
for Decision magazine. Published by the Billy Graham Evangelistic
Association, Minneapolis. |
 was
unsure of myself in this period. I was in my early twenties, and
undecided about the direction I should take. My home background
(my father was a Presbyterian minister) and my natural inclinations
suggested that I should focus on art with religious themes. I had
not yet begun to work in oils — my paintings in this period
were done in designer's colors — a form of gouache, or opaque
watercolor.
I was fortunate in that a number of religious publishers were headquartered
in Minneapolis, where I lived. The Augsburg Publishing House published
Christmas: An American Annual of Literature and Art — a publication
that I had seen on the coffee table in my home as I was growing
up. The editor of Christmas was Dr. Randolph Haugen, a dynamic,
creative man who befriended me and encouraged me in my work. I did
many paintings for Dr. Haugan over a ten—year period.
When I look now at my work from this period, it seems very immature
and, in many ways, superficial. But I was painting every day and
trying to find myself.
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The Manger at Bethlehem
For
Christmas: An American Annual of Christmas Literature and Art
Augsburg Publishing House, Minneapolis. |
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The Holy
Family in Egypt
For "Christmas:
An American Annual of Christmas Literature and Art." Augsburg
Publishing House, Minneapolis. |
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